Category Archives: Brazil

The world from above: Amazonia

Posted on October 22, 2016 by awtytravels

Over the years, as flying became less an event and more a frequent occurrence, my seat-choosing preferences changed, from “always window” to “you know what, I’d rather have aisle”. However, there are exceptions. There are places – Greenland, the Putorana … Continue reading →

Posted in Americas, Brazil, Peru, The pleasure of flying, The world from above | Tagged 777, Amazon, Amazonas, Andes, Boeing, Brazil, British Airways, Jungle, Peru, Rainforest, Rio de las Amazonas, Rolls-Royce, The world from above, Venezuela | 17 Comments

On the walls: Graffiti of Rio

Posted on July 24, 2015 by awtytravels

Graffiti, in Rio, are ubiquitous. Sometimes they are nothing more than annoying clutter on our cities’ walls, petty vandalism and damages to other people’s property, but sometimes they have a purpose, a function. In Beyoglu, at the core of Istanbul’s … Continue reading →

Posted in Americas, Brazil | Tagged Brazil, Carioca, Graffiti, Rio de Janeiro, Urban art | 5 Comments

On the Praia: life on Rio’s beaches.

Posted on July 19, 2015 by awtytravels

The kilometres-long arc of sand glitters under the rays of the late afternoon sun. The green-blue sea breaks in white sprays of surf, ridden times and times again by kids using themselves as surfboards. Men and women flock in … Continue reading →

Posted in Americas, Brazil | Tagged Atlantic, Beach, Brazil, Copacabana, Ipanema, Latin America, Praia, Praia do Urca, Praia Vermelha, Rio de Janeiro, Sea | 6 Comments

Going up: Rio de Janeiro from above

Posted on July 11, 2015 by awtytravels

One of my petty obsessions is to flicker through the pages of glossy magazines, or of travel websites, scouting for those articles whose titles are inevitably starting with “Ten things to do in…” or “Nine amazing places in…”, read them and … Continue reading →

Posted in Americas, Brazil, The world from above | Tagged Botafogo, Brazil, Cable car, Christ Redeemer, City views, Copacabana, Corcovado, Cristo Redentor, Flamengo, Forest, Gondola, Ipanema, Leblon, Morro da Urca, Pao de Azucar, Praia Vermelha, Rio de Janeiro, Sea, Sugar Loaf, The world from above, Urca, Zona Norte | 4 Comments

In the land of the selfie

Posted on June 29, 2015 by awtytravels

Photography, to me, is a cracking way of capturing the impression of a moment. A street scene, something I just glimpse with the corner of my eye, or even something I haven’t actually seen but that happened to fall in … Continue reading →

Posted in Americas, Brazil | Tagged Americas, Brazil, Christ Redeemer, Corcovado, Cristo Redentor, New social trends, Ocean, Pao de Azucar, Photography, Rio de Janeiro, Selfie, Selfie Sticks, Sugar Loaf, Urban photography | 8 Comments

Monkeys, leafy streets and an unlikely name. A tribute to Botafogo.

Posted on June 21, 2015 by awtytravels

At 7 o’clock AM, punctual as the council tax bill or the Gol planes noisily gliding towards Santos Dumont airport, they arrived. A small family of marmosets – gray-ish fur, long tail, inquisitive expressions and long white hair sprouting out … Continue reading →

Posted in Americas, Brazil | Tagged Americas, Bairro, Beach, Borough, Botafogo, Brazil, Carioca, Christ Redeemer, Cristo Redentor, Marmoset, Pao de Azucar, Praha, Rio de Janeiro, Sugar Loaf | 3 Comments

Queremos o nosso Bonde! The battle to put Rio’s only tram back on its tracks.

Posted on June 17, 2015 by awtytravels

Sometimes, and that’s one of bitterest moments in life, you learn the importance of something only when that something gets taken away from you. As an introduction, I know, this is more worthy of a whingey Taylor Swift song than … Continue reading →

Posted in Brazil | Tagged Bonde, Brazil, Latin America, Public transportation, Rio de Janeiro, Santa Teresa, Tramway, Urban | 2 Comments